I really don't want to be a teacher

"...Eat slowly, don't choke, drink some water... When grandpa was still there, he would also tell Xiao Yao not to eat so fast, right?"

In the restaurant, around the corner,

Hearing his mother's words, the little boy who was eating raised his head, took a sip of the water in the cup, and when he lowered his head again, his eating movements slowed down a bit.

Looking at the little boy, the child's mother had a smile in her eyes,

"Xiao Yao, after dinner, mother will take you to the park in the city to play, okay?"

"……I want to go home."

The little boy still lowered his head, and after saying something, he continued to eat and remained silent.

"... If Xiao Yao wants to go home, let's go home." The child's mother replied with a smile on her lips.

The little boy didn't make any more sound and remained silent.

……

"...Xiao Yao, are you full, do you want to eat more?"

The little boy put down his chopsticks, sat on the seat again, and fell silent.

The child's mother, while asking, pulled a napkin from the side and wiped the oil left on the little boy's mouth.

"If we don't eat, shall we go home?"

The little boy was silent and didn't respond, but stood up from the seat, raised his head, and looked at the bowl of white rice that was almost cold on the other side of the dining table.

"Waiter, please settle the bill."

After looking at her child, and following her child's gaze at the bowl of rice, the child's mother paused, stood up, and shouted at the back kitchen.

"coming……"

Hearing the sound, the waiter who was busy in the back kitchen hurried out,

"Have you finished eating?" The waiter smiled, put his hands on his legs, bent down to look at the little boy, "Have Xiao Yao had enough?"

Hearing the sound, the little boy remained silent, just staring blankly across the dining table, at the bowl of rice,

"Please settle the bill, how much?" The child's mother glanced at the waiter apologetically, and then asked,

"48 yuan." The waiter straightened up again, and replied with a smile,

"Here." Taking out the money, the child's mother handed it to the waiter, then turned around and took her child's hand,

"Xiao Yao, let's go then."

The little boy allowed his mother to hold his hand, but didn't respond, just staring blankly at the bowl of untouched rice.

The child's mother followed the little boy's gaze, looked at the bowl of rice, and led the little boy to the restaurant.

The little boy also followed his mother and moved away, but he still turned his head and eyes, looking at the bowl of rice until he completely stepped out of the restaurant.

……

Seeing the little boy and his mother disappear from sight, Lian Ge turned his gaze back, and then glanced at the dining table beside him.

The waiter who collected the money got busy at the dining table and began to clean up the dishes and rice bowls filled with leftovers.

"Can I have another bowl, please?"

Lian Ge looked at the bowl of rice on the table, turned his gaze to the waiter, and asked aloud.

Hearing this, the waiter turned around and was about to answer, when he noticed the little white mouse squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder, he hesitated for a moment, but still answered,

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and get another bowl for you."

"You don't need to bother too much, that bowl will do." Lian Ge looked at the bowl of cold rice and said aloud,

"Then I'll throw out the rice here..." As he spoke, the waiter picked up the rice bowl,

"No need, that's all." Lian Ge said with a slight smile.

Hearing this, the waiter hesitated for a while, then looked at the little white mouse squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder, then nodded,

"Okay. I'll put it here for you."

While speaking, the waiter put the bowl of rice beside Lian Ge, turned around, and continued to work.

……

Watching the waiter clean up the leftover dishes and rice bowls on the table, and then wipe the table, after re-entering the kitchen, Lian Ge turned his attention to the table next to him, opposite to the seat where the little boy was sitting, the empty seat superior.

Looking at the figure on the empty seat, Lian Ge smiled slightly,

"Old man, come here and have a seat."

Hearing Lian Ge's voice, the old man who was in a daze turned his head and looked at Lian Ge. After a moment of stunned, he stood up and walked over.

"Boy, you..."

Walking to Lian Ge's side, looking at Lian Ge, the old man opened his mouth, hesitated to speak,

"sit down."

Lian Ge turned around, picked up the chopsticks, and continued to eat.

The old man looked at Lian Ge, hesitated for a while, and sat down on the seat next to Lian Ge. In front of him was the cold bowl of rice.

"Taste the food your grandson made for you."

Lian Ge said calmly while eating the food, and at the same time waved his left hand lightly,

The cold bowl of rice seemed to be warmed up again suddenly, lingering on it, emitting traces of hot air.

Looking at Lian Ge, then at the rice in front of him, the old man opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

He just lowered his head and looked at the rice that was overflowing with steam in the bowl.

The bowl of rice quickly cooled down again,

"How does that piece of tamales taste?" Lian Ge asked calmly while eating the dishes, without turning his head.

"...the taste is the same as before..."

The old man looked at the cold rice again, fell silent for a while, and said aloud.

"Old man,"

Lian Ge stopped, turned his gaze back, and glanced at the old man.

"The coexistence of yin souls and yang people will ultimately be harmful and useless."

"...I, I just can't let go. Seeing Xiao Yao like this, I really can't let go."

The old man opened his mouth and said,

"Yin Qi is lingering all over his body. The reason why he is like this is not without you."

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, then turned his gaze back, looking into the distance through the door of the restaurant,

"Old man, it's time to let go."

Hearing this, the old man fell silent again, and the restaurant suddenly fell silent.

……

"...Yeah, it's time to let go, if you don't let go, you will kill him..."

After a long silence, the old man nodded and responded.

Turning his gaze to the old man again, Lian Ge stood up without saying anything more.

Turning his gaze, he looked at the back kitchen of the restaurant,

"waiter,"

"I'm coming……"

The waiter hurried out after hearing the sound, the detergent foam on his hands had not been completely rinsed off,

"What do you need, brother?" Looking at Lian Ge, the waiter asked with a smile,

"Can I have another dish?"

"Brother, what do you want, I'll let the kitchen make it for you."

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the table in front of him, looked at the waiter,

"Have some tamales."

"This...brother, the steamed pork at noon has been sold out. If you need it, you have to make it now. I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while." The waiter hesitated and said aloud,

"I still have some time." Lian Ge smiled slightly,

"I'll come back later and try the tamales. How much is the total?"

"With tamales, the total is 55." The waiter glanced at the dishes on the table and replied,

Hearing this, Lian Ge casually took out a banknote from his pocket and handed it to the waiter.

"Here, get your zero."

After handing the change to Lian Ge, the waiter looked down at the table again,

"Brother, do you need to clean up these things left on your table?"

"no need."

Putting the change in his pocket casually, Lian Ge shook his head.

"That's fine, just come here later." The waiter replied and walked away again.

Seeing the waiter re-enter the back kitchen, Lian Ge looked away, and then glanced at the old man next to him, then moved away and walked towards the outside of the restaurant.

The old man glanced at the bowl of rice that was cold again on the table. After a pause, he followed Lian Ge and walked out of the restaurant.

Chapter 285 The Quiet Town

"...On this street, there are fewer and fewer people..."

Lian Ge stepped out of the restaurant and moved forward along the street.

The old man followed closely beside Lian Ge, walking, looking at the quiet street with few people, looking at the old buildings around, his eyes were in a trance,

"A few years ago, there were some people in this town, but now..."

The old man shook his head while talking.

Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge didn't say much. He turned his gaze away and looked at the quiet town.

"...The building over there was built when Xiaohui was still young...Xiaohui is my son. At that time, this town was bustling with people, and people from the surrounding villages would come to this town for the market. On a few streets, people are densely packed, vendors selling vegetables, snacks, clothes... on this street, yelling..."

Listening to the old man's words, Lian Ge moved forward along the quiet street,

Shops that had been closed for a long time passed by, and old and dilapidated buildings with peeling wall ash and faded colors gradually approached in the distance.

"...Now, I can't see it anymore. Young people go out to work, and those who move to the city move to the city, leaving us old guys with some little guys... In this town Ah, slowly, there are fewer people, and it becomes more and more quiet..."

"...I see, this town is just like us old guys, old..."

"Chirp..."

Several birds jumped lightly, pecking at the ground.

"...Run slower, Grandpa won't be able to catch up...Don't fall, be careful,"

A little girl ran past the road with a smile, startling the birds,

His grandfather was behind him, pretending to be tired, and followed with a smile on his face,

"...I can't, grandpa can't run, my granddaughter has grown up, grandpa, I can't catch up..."

"Grandpa, let me help you,"

"Okay, okay...the granddaughter is so good."

The little girl ran back again and helped her grandfather,

His grandfather responded with a smile on his face, but put his hand on his granddaughter's hand, and followed his granddaughter along the street, gradually going away.

……